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This rich array of maps and plans reveals the inexorable rise of railways in the 19th century and how they became an established part of the British landscape. See how new lines carved their paths through the British countryside, transforming the environment and connecting towns and cities across the country like never before.

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LNER map

1923-1948

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

1822

Scarborough's map of the British Isles

1911-1914

map of London & South Western Railway

Map, Railway Clearing House

1921

Map, Railway Clearing House

1897

Map, Railway Clearing House

1913

Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

1916

Map, Railway Clearing House

1874

Map of the Lancashire & Yorkshire North Eastern Railway shewing its connection with the exisiting and projected lines of the district

1846

1770 plan of intended canal near Killerby

1770

Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

1939

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

1829

Brydone's Railway Directory

1858-1862

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

1835-1845

A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester

1824-1830

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

1845

Map of the East Indian Railway

1846

Stanford's Map of Metropolitan Railways, Bridges, Embankments &c. ....

1863

Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

A travelling county atlas: with all the railroads accurately laid down and coloured

1847

Map, Railway Clearing House

1906

Southern Railway general system

Midland & Great Northern Joint Lines

1914

Map of the Inland Navigation

1830

Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

1843

A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

1844

River Tyne

Liverpool and Manchester Railway Plan 1824

1824-11-20

Great Western Railway map

circa 1900-circa 1948

Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales / G.F. Cruchley

1840

Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

1901

Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

1845

Smith's Railway Map, 1836

1836
Relief map, Great Western Railway. In glass case with relief of South-West England including Wales and Cornwall.

Great Western Railway relief map in glass case

Map, National Railway of Zimbabwe, system map.

National Railway of Zimbabwe map

[Map] Plan & Section of the alteration proposed in the Line of Railway from Liverpool to Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster [i.e. at the Manchester terminus. nd. This was an improvement on the original plan and was adopted. Scale 1" : 176yds.]

Plan & Section of the alteration proposed in the Line of Railway from Liverpool to Manchester

nd.
[Map] Plan and Section of an Intended Branch Railway from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Roby to the Regent's Road in Liverpool and of another Branch therefrom terminating near to the Borough Gaol in Liverpool all in the County Palatine of Lancaster. Geo: Stephenson, Engineer. Surveyed under the direction of Geo. Stephenson, Esqr. by Joseph Locke, Civil Engineer. 1830 Nov 25. [Published by R. Martin, High Holborn. Bears name] J. Bennison, Surveyor. [Follows much the same route as the original 1824 plan. This scheme was abandoned. Scale 1" : 1/4m.

Plan and Section of an Intended Branch Railway from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Roby to the Regent's Road in Liverpool and of another Branch therefrom ....

1830
[Map] Plan and Section of the alterations proposed in the Line [between Rainhill and Culcheth townships] of the Railway from Liverpool to Manchester in the county Palatine of Lancaster. [nd. Coloured; Shows 'Parliamentary line' and shorter revised route. Scale 1" : 3/4m.]

Plan and Section of the alterations proposed in the Line [between Rainhill and Culcheth townships] of the Railway from Liverpool to Manchester

nd.
[Map] Plan Shewing the Mode of effecting the Junction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with such other Railways, as branch from the North side thereof. [A poor arrangement, not used, so far as is known]

Plan Shewing the Mode of effecting the Junction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with such other Railways, as branch from the North side thereof

nd.
Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 13/8 inch to 10 miles, 1940 with deleted pre 1923 companies shown, coloured, paper on linen.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1940
Map of the United Kingdom entitled The Regional Railway Network Map - May 1993 showing areas served by Regional Railways.

The Regional Railway Network Map - May 1993

1993
"Airey's Railway Map of Lancashire & District" drawn by John Airey, published by the Railway Clearing House, 1887.

Airey's Railway Map of Lancashire & District

1887
Railway Political Map - Railways and Parliamentary Constituencies 2006. Map produced by the Association of Train Operating Companies and the Railway Forum and published by Ian Allan Publishing, showing the parliamentary constituencies of England, Scotland and Wales with railway lines. 2006

Railway Political Map - Railways and Parliamentary Constituencies 2006

2006
Scenic Wales by Train - map produced by Arriva Trains Wales in conjunction with Community Rail Partnerships Wales, describing scenic lines, sites etc. Published 2006.

Scenic Wales by Train - map produced by Arriva Trains Wales in conjunction with Community Rail Partnerships Wales

2006
Map "Halesowen & Bromsgrove Branch Railways - Plan" - shows centre line and limits of deviation of proposed Halesowen & Bromsgrove Branch Railways. No maker or date given, but marked by hand "Received December 7th, 1888." Bears the stamp of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Halesowen & Bromsgrove Branch Railways - Plan

1888
Britannia Tubular Bridge. General plan of works from actual survey, October 1848. [3 items, scale 1" : 100'. Printed by Day & Son. Each plan bears ms. ink additions showing lines used and their links to capstans on the shore either side of Menai Straits; one is "Plan of Floating No.1 or A Tube, Floated 4 Dec 1849"; one is "Plan of Floating No.4 or C Tube, Floated 10 June 1850". These items are available on SM negs. 700/94 to 702/94 and C/T PC-305 to PC-307]

Britannia Tubular Bridge Plans

1848
Plan, Midland Railway, Sheffield Station enlargement, May 1904.

Plan, Midland Railway

1904
Seventeen maps of the rail and road systems of London in the period 1924-1958 (Twelve railway maps, 5 road maps).

Railway and road maps of London

1924-1958